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IKEA grows fastest in top 10 home and garden sites Description: IKEA grows fastest in top 10 home and garden sites With a 57% increase in traffic during February, IKEA scored the highest growth rate of the top 10 online home and garden
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 453 Description: CPG REI.coms CyberSource FairMarket IBM.com ConsumerReview.com eBay HomeRuns
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Shipping Charges Reduced to Zero Description: Shipping Charges Reduced to Zero San Francisco-based Zbox Company Inc which developed a home delivery box for consumers to accept online deliveries when they are not home, today
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TradeCard Has Best Performance in Company`s History in 2003 Description: Volume Processed on Global Trade Platform Up 200% from Previous Year; Major New Clients Join
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A heads up on Internet slow-downs Description: A heads up on Internet slow-downs Keynote Systems is making its Internet performance alerts available to retailers and anyone interested in knowing when the Internet hits
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 305 Description: WebSideStory IPO Williams-Sonoma eBay RFID IT Wal-Mart ShopNBC.coms Wal-Mart RFID
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Lands' End opens in Italian cyberspace Description: Lands' End opens in Italian cyberspace Lands' End has launched a full-service e-commerce web site in Italy. The launch is the sixth international e-commerce site launched by
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Luggage maker Hartmann hires former Home Depot exec Scott VanDeBurg Description: Luggage maker Hartmann hires former Home Depot exec Scott VanDeBurg To get a better handle on rapid growth in its online channel, luggage and leather goods maker Hartmann Inc.
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Manugistics Appoints Peter Shearer as Director of Solution Consulting Description: 20 Year Industry Veteran Brings Extensive Project Development and Delivery Expertise to Grow Revenue Management Division
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Transoras Fleming joins GNX as vice president of supply chain services Description: Transoras Fleming joins GNX as vice president of supply chain services Ken Fleming, former president and COO of Chicago-based Transora, an Internet-based data exchange service
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iCrossing names a new president Description: iCrossing names a new president Search engine marketing company iCrossing has named Don Scales as president, overseeing all operations. With Scales` appointment, Jeffrey Pruitt
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Card sites volume spiked just before Easter, Nielsen/NetRatings reports Description: Card sites volume spiked just before Easter, Nielsen/NetRatings reports Easter drove web traffic to greetings cards and cooking sites, Nielsen/NetRatings reports. American
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Sales at ValueVisions ShopNBC.com hit $14 million, up 222% from year ago Description: Sales at ValueVisions ShopNBC.com hit $14 million, up 222% from year ago Minneapolis-based ValueVision Media, which operates ShopNBC with content simultaneously broadcast on
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E-mail response times get worse, annual survey shows Description: E-mail response times get worse, annual survey shows Online businesses have gotten worse at responding to e-mail requests from web sites in the last three years, according to the
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DOUBLECLICK INC. ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE FALK ESOLUTIONS AG Description: Acquisition will provide significant expansion of European service delivery; Customers will benefit from expanded global presence and localization capabilities
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Strategies and Profiles: Page 75 Description: IACs VistaPrint PetsUnited iPhone Build-A-Bear CompUSA.com 1-800-Flowers ChannelAdvisor
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Debut of Imaginarium.com is good for educational toy sales, competitor says Description: Debut of Imaginarium.com is good for educational toy sales, competitor says The new specialty online store from Amazon.com and Toys R Us Inc., Imaginarium.com, validates the
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Most retail sites were up to task on Monday, a new Speedera index reports Description: Most retail sites were up to task on Monday, a new Speedera index reports Online retailers seem to have learned their lessons from past holiday shopping seasons. A new measure of
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Online retail sales continue stellar growth, up 34% first week in March Description: Online retail sales continue stellar growth, up 34% first week in March Online retail sales for the week ending March 6 shot up 34% over the corresponding week a year ago,
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ATG Announces Three New OnDemand Solutions for Commerce And E-Service Description: New ATG OnDemand Solutions Harness the Power and Unique Advantages of ATG`s Market Leading E-Commerce, E-Marketing, and E-Service Solutions - In a Hosted, Subscription Model Environmen
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Using the same content across channels can give retailers an edge Description: Using the same content across channels can give retailers an edge Retailers who use the same content in their stores, catalogs and web sites can gain a competitive edge with the
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VITAL PROCESSING SERVICES INTRODUCES NEW MERCHANT ACCOUNT PROCESSING SYSTEM, VITAL® EXPRESS Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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iVillage Joins and Expands CoolSavings Marketing Network Description: Arrangement Gives Participating Advertisers Expanded Access to Consumers across the Internet
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Wal-Mart works with IBM to enable suppliers to conduct Internet EDI Description: Wal-Mart works with IBM to enable suppliers to conduct Internet EDI Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is working with IBM Corp. to help the retailers suppliers meet its demand to participate
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eBay and Dell execs join Gaps board Description: eBay and Dell execs join Gaps board Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay Inc., and Jim Schneider, CFO and senior vice president of Dell Inc., have joined the Board of
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Tumbleweed Appoints James P. Scullion as CEO Description: Security Industry Veteran Will Focus on Revenue Growth and Profitability
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Sales up, losses down at Buy.com Description: Sales up, losses down at Buy.com Buy.com Inc. ended 2005 heading up, posting a year-over-year sales increase of 27% in the fourth quarter compared with 19% for the entire year.
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Industry Issues & Trends: Page 164 Description: CAN-Spam DoubleClick eBay PC VeriSign
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Customers & Marketing: Page 27 Description: ShopNBC.com QVCs YouTube.com TV QVC
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E-mail filtering forces retailers to new levels of subject-line creativity Description: E-mail filtering forces retailers to new levels of subject-line creativity The glut of e-mail marketing messages has increased the popularity of e-mail filtering software, which
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1st Q growth at fashionmall.com slows, but losses drop steeply Description: 1st Q growth at fashionmall.com slows, but losses drop steeply Fashionmall.com Inc. today reported revenue of $1.34 million for the first quarter 2001, up 2% from $1.32 million
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LiveTime Help Desk and Support Desk Fine-tune Customer Service and Support for Outsourced Service Providers Description: New version includes multi-tiered access and centralized view of customers by vendor
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E-commerce is the dominant direct channel at Foot Locker Description: E-commerce is the dominant direct channel at Foot Locker The web is now the main direct sales channel for Foot Locker Inc. In 2006, the retailer posted web sales of $270 million,
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Hooked on Phonics gets hooked on analytics Description: Hooked on Phonics gets hooked on analytics Hooked on Phonics, a seller of educational products, has more than doubled its online sales as the result of a re-design, the company
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New Vertical Web Performance Indices from Keynote Provide Valuable Competitive Intelligence Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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BlueLight starts an electronic order program with suppliers Description: BlueLight starts an electronic order program with suppliers Kmart Corp.s BlueLight.com e-commerce operation has begun exchanging electronic orders from its web site with
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Online spending up 21% in week before Thanksgiving, comScore reports Description: Online spending up 21% in week before Thanksgiving, comScore reports Online retail spending for the week ending Nov. 21 was up 21% to $1.79 billion from $1.47 billion in the
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Italy, Spain growing faster than UK in e-commerce Description: The United Kingdom is the leader in European e-commerce, with sales dwarfing those of its neighborsand its projected to keep its lofty position for years to come, Forrester Research says in a new series of eCommerce Forecast reports. But Forrester projects e-commerce sales in Italy and Spain to increase at faster cumulative annual growth rates of 31% and 27%, respectively, from 2006 to 2011, compared to 12% for the UK.
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Infopia`s Marketplace Manager Selected by Overstock.com To Open New Online Sales Channel Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Oh, baby: Laurie McCartney launches a maternity site in style Description: Laurie McCartney left Walt Disneys strategic planning team two years ago, wanting to scratch her entrepreneurial itch. There was just one problem: McCartney wasnt certain what kind of start-up tickled her fancy. Indecision ended as soon as McCartney became pregnant. Frustrated with traditional maternity offerings and channels, she decided to launch her own online specialty boutique for moms-to-be and their new offspring, delivering Babystyle.com in July.
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Buy.com presents Google AdWords ads throughout its content pages Description: Buy.com presents Google AdWords ads throughout its content pages In a move that earns it more revenue while providing shoppers more comparison product information, Buy.com has
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Blair Corporation Names Craig N. Johnson New Chairman of the Board Description: - Appoints Michael A. Schuler to the Board -
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The Cool Promise of the Internet Description: Anyone attending last months eTail 2002 conference in San Jose had to be struck by one thingthe sessions were sound, but not awe inspiring. Nearly everyone talked about improving conversion rates, fulfillment procedures, e-mail marketing results, and other such blocking-and-tackling issues. This is in stark contrast to the industrys mindset two years ago. Back then, remarked conference panelist Ken Seiff, CEO of Bluefly.com, Internet retailing was all about feeding mayonnaise to tuna fish, or in other words long on promise, short on pragmatism. Since then, Seiff noted, e-retailers have focused on customer service, fulfillment and marketing skills, and the real cool promise of the Internet hasnt happen.
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Consumers bail on transactions with too many clicks Description: Consumers bail on transactions with too many clicks Just like shoppers in the real world who wont walk across a shopping center parking lot if they cant park close to the front
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The web is less risky than phone or mail for identity theft, survey finds Description: The web is less risky than phone or mail for identity theft, survey finds Despite media hype about Internet security, traditional communications channels pose the biggest risk of
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With a broad fall campaign, Cars.com speeds onto the airwaves Description: With a broad fall campaign, Cars.com speeds onto the airwaves Cars.com certainly isnt punting away the fall football and annual new car model season. In fact, Cars.com, an
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Netegrity Forms Interim Committee To Oversee Financial Operations For The Company Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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ValueClicks revenue up 87% to $81.4 million Description: ValueClicks revenue up 87% to $81.4 million Q3 revenue at ValueClick Inc., provider of online marketing services, increased 87% over Q3 2004, reaching $81.4 million, the company
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ValueClick moves into comparison shopping with Pricerunner.com Description: ValueClick moves into comparison shopping with Pricerunner.com ValueClick Inc., a major provider of online marketing services including e-mail and Internet search, is moving into
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Consumer frustration leads to lost sales for Great Britains e-retailers Description: Consumer frustration leads to lost sales for Great Britains e-retailers Online retailers in Great Britain lost sales during the 2007 Christmas shopping season because consumers
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